PSCAAr Regional Air Quality Briefing for Highline Forum

• Which air pollutants and communities do we focus on, and why? • Where do priority air pollutants come from? How is overall air quality and air pollutant trends? • How does air quality in south King County compare with other areas? What are trends? • Ultrafine particle pollution and & upcoming UW study • Questions? Agency Mission We work to protect public health, improve neighborhood air quality, and reduce our region’s contribution to climate change. Everyone has the right to breathe clean air. Small size; Cardiac and Respiratory Effects Fine Particle Pollution Why focus on fine particle pollution (PM2.5) Most established health effects include: • Asthma aggravation • Reduced lung function • Heart attacks • Strokes • Premature death Well established – based on large body of evidence National Ambient Air Quality Standard (acute and chronic); local health goal

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Puget Sound Clean Air, Highline Forum September 27, 2017, Kathy Strange, Manager, Technical Analysis

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]